Route Conditions

Climbers say they felt a lot of shaking and heard avalanches and serac falls on all aspects.

As mentioned above, NPS Patrol #1 is moving to 7,800 camp this afternoon. They report unseasonably warm conditions on the glacier. The patrol crew is re-setting the trail to glacier center. Many climbers have been making shortcuts through icefalls near the base of Frances and into the East Fork of the Kahiltna and punch-ins and crevasse falls have been reported.

Mt. Crosson has melted out dramatically in the last month and looks much more like it would in late May, already with lots of rock exposed on its southern aspect and rock bands exposed on its southeastern nose.

RUTH

(5/2/17) "Attempted Ham and Eggs on May 1. Bailed on 4th pitch due to poor conditions. Lots of sugary / unconsolidated snow. No ice pro found. May 2 - 5 inches new snow overnight. Route hadn't slid significantly in the last four days."-- Team PATC/AAC; Dustin, Dave, Pzotr, and Mike

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